وَحَدَّثَنِي وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِك، عَنْ
هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ ، أَنّ رَقِيقًا لِحَاطِبٍ سَرَقُوا نَاقَةً لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ فَانْتَحَرُوهَا، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، فَأَمَرَ عُمَرُ، كَثِيرَ بْنَ الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ عُمَرُ : " أَرَاكَ تُجِيعُهُمْ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ
عُمَرُ : " وَاللَّهِ
لَأُغَرِّمَنَّكَ غُرْمًا يَشُقُّ عَلَيْكَ "، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْمُزَنِيِّ : " كَمْ ثَمَنُ نَاقَتِكَ ؟ " فَقَالَ الْمُزَنِيُّ : قَدْ كُنْتُ وَاللَّهِ أَمْنَعُهَا مِنْ أَرْبَعِ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : " أَعْطِهِ ثَمَانَ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ " .
It is narrated from Yahya bin Abdur Rahman bin Hatib that some slaves stole and slaughtered a man's camel. When this case was brought before Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Kathir bin Salt: "Cut off the hands of these slaves." Then he said to Hatib: "I think you must be keeping these slaves hungry." Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Hatib: "By Allah! I will make you pay such compensation that will be very burdensome for you." He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the owner of the camel: "How much is your camel worth?" He replied: "I have never sold it for four hundred dirhams." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then pay him eight hundred dirhams for it."